Transfer station reports equipment upgrades, new clothing bin and proposes small-scale weighing

Transfer-station staff outlined this year’s operational changes and offered a set of needs for 2027. The supervisor reported a January compactor replacement, new security lighting, an enclosed office in Building Number 1, and three new staff hires; hazardous-waste day recently handled almost 200 cars and the new clothing-bin vendor paid $600 for the first year.

On future needs the supervisor proposed painting and refurbishing Connex and MSW containers, obtaining quotes to replace an aging 40-yard open-top container (an initial quote near $9,600), and pursuing a small-scale weighing solution so fees for electronics and C&D could be charged by weight rather than by arbitrary flat amounts. ‘‘Hazardous waste day, was a very success, day. Almost 200 cars that we had that day,’’ the supervisor said. The board asked staff to gather multiple quotes and confirm where any vendor payments would be booked in the town’s accounts.